rowehessler
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Dear cubing community,
At Westchester Fall 2008 I did in fact get the second scramble twice for BLD. My judge was inexperienced and did not write down DNF on the second solve, and I took advantage of this and got the same scramble twice. I am not sure how the 52 was in fact counted as the last solve, that part is a mystery to me. However, I did get the same scramble, rechecked my memo in 15 seconds, blindfolded myself, and solved the cube in 52.27 "WR". I have felt guilty about this for years, and I was scared about coming clean. I was only 17 at the time and i was young and irresponsible. I could have held this secret for my entire life and would have never gotten caught. No one had any suspicion, but I came clean on my own without anyone blaming, suspecting, or notifying the WCA board about me. I notified them myself, 4 years after the day it happened, and confessed and told them I would accept any punishment they give me. I love this community, and now that you all know this horrible truth I feel good about being honest with you all and I do not expect you to still respect me in anyway. Although the WCA has decided to give me no punishment, all the hatred and disrespect I will get for the next few years is punishment enough. I am deeply sorry, Ville Sepannen, who truly had the WR during those short two weeks. I apologize to the WCA board for disrespecting regulations and not being honest with them. I apologize to Dan Cohen, who did in fact really win BLD at Westchester Fall 2008. Lastly, I apologize to the entire cubing community for not being honest with them from the beginning, but I feel better now telling you this than keeping it a secret for the rest of my life. This is the biggest mistake I've ever made in my life, and I hope someday you can all look past this terrible decision and forgive me. Thank you.
-Rowe Hessler
At Westchester Fall 2008 I did in fact get the second scramble twice for BLD. My judge was inexperienced and did not write down DNF on the second solve, and I took advantage of this and got the same scramble twice. I am not sure how the 52 was in fact counted as the last solve, that part is a mystery to me. However, I did get the same scramble, rechecked my memo in 15 seconds, blindfolded myself, and solved the cube in 52.27 "WR". I have felt guilty about this for years, and I was scared about coming clean. I was only 17 at the time and i was young and irresponsible. I could have held this secret for my entire life and would have never gotten caught. No one had any suspicion, but I came clean on my own without anyone blaming, suspecting, or notifying the WCA board about me. I notified them myself, 4 years after the day it happened, and confessed and told them I would accept any punishment they give me. I love this community, and now that you all know this horrible truth I feel good about being honest with you all and I do not expect you to still respect me in anyway. Although the WCA has decided to give me no punishment, all the hatred and disrespect I will get for the next few years is punishment enough. I am deeply sorry, Ville Sepannen, who truly had the WR during those short two weeks. I apologize to the WCA board for disrespecting regulations and not being honest with them. I apologize to Dan Cohen, who did in fact really win BLD at Westchester Fall 2008. Lastly, I apologize to the entire cubing community for not being honest with them from the beginning, but I feel better now telling you this than keeping it a secret for the rest of my life. This is the biggest mistake I've ever made in my life, and I hope someday you can all look past this terrible decision and forgive me. Thank you.
-Rowe Hessler
And like the old saying goes, "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
Rowe good for you for coming clean, its healthy.
